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Title: Bless Me, Ultima (Cliffs Notes) by Ruben O. Martinez ISBN: 0-7645-3812-8 Publisher: Cliffs Notes Pub. Date: 20 January, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.6 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Bless Me Ultima
Comment: Rodolfo Anaya's book Bless Me Ultima, is a story of a young six year old boy trying to make the right decisions in life for himself, for his mother and his father. He is torn between growing up being a farmer like his father or a priest like his mother's wishes. He witnesses a lot of sin and a lot of bad things for a kid his age.
A lady of great respect and the wisest woman in his family comes to stay with him and his family, Ultima, or La Grande. He looks up to her in the highest way, as she teaches him various things, from her curandera (a folk healer) practices, to the way she used the earth for her cures. People thought of her as a witch, which was one of Antonio's arguments to the people, and kids of the town.
This book gives a really good description of how it is to have questions on the Catholic religion as a kid, or as an adult, especially if you grow up in a Hispanic family. Having some words is Spanish gives it a better feel for the way it is growing up in his household, and imagining his family interacting with one another.
The description of the house and the windows in the winter put me there in the kitchen. The smell of breakfast in the morning before school, and his mother calling him and his sisters down for breakfast, was also a great description that also brought me back to when I was a kid, and getting ready for school and having my mother call me down to my mornings feast.
Overall this book gave me a great feeling, as I imagined myself there. I found it hard to put the book down when it was time to come to a stopping point and do my everyday things. Each chapter was such a great adventure and learning experience, that it always left me in suspense. I highly recommend this book to anyone because it gave me such a good feeling and understanding of the Latino culture and how it is growing up in a Catholic household.
Rating: 3
Summary: Bless Me Ultima- bien or bad?
Comment: I just completed Bless Me Ultima as a required reading for my sophmore english class. Did I find this book to be all it is cracked up to be? Let's take a look:
This story is about a seven year old hispanic boy, Antonio and the stuggles and decisions he has to make as he grows older. The story really begins when a dear family friend, Ultima (also known as La grande) come to live with Antonio's family. Ultima is a well known curnadera; one of the best around, however, many people believe that she is a witch, who's work the evil of the devil. Because of this, she is put under public scrutiny. Many want to kill her, a man named Tenorio being of the most eager to put her to death. Antonio, already at witt's end, trying to decide which life path to choose, along with his questions about God and his beliefs, takes on the added burden of defending Ultima, as well as taking the wrath of learning and supporting her ways.
Good storyline? Yes...however, Rudolfo Anaya is known as one of the best chicano authors of his time, and that he is. The book involves a lot of spanish, which causes the non speakers to miss out on parts of the book. I'm not sure about you, but I like to understand what im reading. It was not a bad book, but I would only recommend it to native speakers. It would be more interesting if you understood the language used, and the religious aspects involved. I got so caught up trying to understand the words and the rituals, that I couldn't fully concentrate on the story before me.
Bless Me Ultima has a good storyline and the author is a good writer, but interest will be lost unless you understand the language used and the customs performed. The above is why I give Bless Me Ultima three stars.
Rating: 4
Summary: Absolutly Great Book
Comment: Bless Me Ultima was a wonderful book. I loved the fact that the author possesed so much talent to put such a vivid picture in my mind. There never was a dull or boring moment in the book. I was captured by the tale of a young boy from New Mexico. I absolutly adore this book it was well worth reading.
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Title: Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya ISBN: 0446600253 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1994 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title:Rudolfo Anaya's "Bless Me, Ultima": A Study Guide from Gale's "Novels for Students" ASIN: B00006G3M4 Publisher: The Gale Group Pub. Date: 23 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $3.95 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $3.95 |
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